{"id":14549,"date":"2023-09-20T13:28:01","date_gmt":"2023-09-20T11:28:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/?p=14549"},"modified":"2023-10-23T20:35:44","modified_gmt":"2023-10-23T18:35:44","slug":"celebrate-the-rhino-with-black-rhino-gin-cape-town-gin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/celebrate-the-rhino-with-black-rhino-gin-cape-town-gin\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrate the Rhino with Black Rhino Gin &#038; Cape Town Gin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>As we fast approach World Rhino Day, September 22<sup>nd<\/sup>, we want to celebrate these magnificent and endangered creatures, and do what we can to protect them!<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The rhino is a species that has been poached for their horns for centuries across Asia and Africa.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong> During the colonial era, the rhino populations in Africa were heavily exploited.<\/strong> <\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>European hunters targeted rhinos for their horns and for sport. This period marked a significant decline in rhino numbers across the continent. In South Africa today one rhino is poached every 10 hours and even the Renosterbos veld is under threat of extinction.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The conservation of these magnificent creatures is an important cause to Cape Town Gin &amp; Spirits Company, which is why they support the Boucher Legacy with their Black Rhino Gin. By buying a bottle of Cape Town Black Rhino Gin, you are contributing a portion of the sales to this NPO in support of these incredible creatures.<\/p>\n<p><strong>So, save a rhino, buy a bottle of Cape Town Black Rhino Gin, and try out this delicious cocktail in celebration of our wild unicorns!<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Spekboom Special<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Ingredients:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>50ml Cape Town Black Rhino Gin<\/li>\n<li>20ml Spekboom syrup<\/li>\n<li>15ml freshly squeezed lime juice<\/li>\n<li>100ml ginger ale<\/li>\n<li>Pinch of salt<\/li>\n<li>Dried orange<\/li>\n<li>Sprig of Spekboom<\/li>\n<li>Ice<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Method:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Combine the gin, Spekboom syrup and lime juice in a shaker with ice and shake well for 20 seconds. Strain into a tumbler, top up with ice and ginger ale. Add a pinch of salt and stir gently. Garnish with one or two slices of dried orange and a sprig of Spekboom.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>For more recipes follow Cape Town Gin on the social media platforms, Facebook <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/capetowngin\">@capetowngin<\/a>, and Instagram <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/capetowngin\/\">@CapeTownGin<\/a>; and for more information about Cape Town Gin visit our website <a href=\"http:\/\/www.capetowngincompany.co.za\">www.capetowngincompany.co.za<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As we fast approach World Rhino Day, September 22nd, we want to celebrate these magnificent and endangered creatures, and do what we can to protect them! The rhino is a species that has been poached for their horns for centuries across Asia and Africa. 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